The 10 day Lasta programme is curated across eight arts centres.
Three young Laois creatives are part of a team developing the first arts festival by young people for young people.
The 10 day Lasta programme is curated across the eight arts centres - including Dunamaise - which make up the NASC network.
There are theatre, film, animation and musical events on the schedule developed by Alanannah Murray, Pauline Dunne and Ruaidhri Tierney, which runs until June 20th.
Pauline says there's never been a better time to be a young person in the arts:
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